ไส้
See also: ไส
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ไส้ ai s ˆ | |
| Phonemic | ไซ่ ai z ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sâi |
| Royal Institute | sai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /saj˥˩/ | |
| Homophones edit | ไสร้ | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *sajᶜ (“intestine”). Cognate with Lao ໄສ້ (sai), Lü ᦺᦉᧉ (ṡay2), Shan သႆႈ (sāy), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang saej.
Noun
ไส้ • (sâi)
- intestine.
- anything that fills or is inside another thing, as filling, lead, wick, mantle, etc.
- (idiomatic) secret; private matter.
- (idiomatic) insider; member.
- (idiomatic, especially a biological one) family member; relative.
Derived terms
- ไส้เลื่อน (sâi-lʉ̂ʉan, “hernia”)
Particle
ไส้ • (sâi)
- Archaic form of ไสร้ (srâi).
Noun
ไส้ • (sâi)
- (astrology, now dialectal) Year of the Snake: the sixth year in a cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms
Year of the Snake — see มะเส็ง (má-sěng)